Sclerotic Governance And Neo-Medieval Imperial Fragmentation LONDINIUM CHRONICLES - PART 3
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Sclerotic Governance And Neo-Medieval Imperial Fragmentation Gaius and Germanicus: Concluding their debate, the hosts view upcoming elections as a minor notational point changing very little. Germanicus compares Congress to the sclerotic Roman Senate under the Principate, a parochial, parasitic body unable to direct strategy or restrain executive authority. Actual power has migrated into corporate nodes, courts, and permanent bureaucracies, while war-making remains the executive’s sole tool of control. Consequently, the American empire slides into a neo-medieval fragmentation akin to the late Holy Roman Empire, hindering national mobilization. Meanwhile, retired gladiators move forward on ambitious commercial contracts to construct surrounding city walls around Londinium to boost property market values. (3)
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